Flores Celestes: o livro secreto de José da Silva Lisboa, o visconde de Cairú?

the present article investigates the origins of a mysterious little book intitled flores celestes colhidas entre os espinhos da sagrada coroa da augusta, veneravel e soberana cabe？a do divino e immortal rei dos seculos jesus christo, of authorship of the enigmatic bahiense poet jose cortez sol posto, also known as cigano da bahia. the inquiry demonstrates that, under the layer of merciful poetries, the confessions of one of the most representative personages of the history of brazil in century xix are hidden.